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Plants for USDA Zone 5

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77 matches for Zone 5

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A ripening striped watermelon resting on straw mulch among healthy green vines in a sunny garden bed

Vegetables

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

Watermelon asks for more ground and more heat than almost anything else in a home bed, and the two decisions that settle the crop…

Warm-season annual, Zones 3-10
Weigela shrub in full spring bloom with arching branches covered in pink trumpet flowers

Shrubs

Weigela

Weigela florida

Weigela flowers in late spring on wood grown the year before, so the safe time for shaping cuts is right after the main bloom.

USDA Zones 4-8
Wisteria vine with cascading purple flower clusters draping over a wooden pergola

Perennials

Wisteria

Wisteria sinensis

Fight tangled, flowerless vines by giving Wisteria sinensis the structure, light, and pruning it needs.

USDA Zones 5-8
Flat clusters of yellow and white yarrow flowers above ferny foliage in a sunny dry border

Perennials

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Gardeners often baby perennials, but Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) thrives on a little neglect.

Zone 3-9 hardy perennial
Healthy zucchini crown in full sun with broad lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and young green fruit

Vegetables

Zucchini

Cucurbita pepo

Plant zucchini after frost in warm soil, give each crown full sun and open space, and keep the shallow root zone evenly moist.

Annual in Zones 3-10